Jakarta, May 14, 2021, SPA -- A 7.2-magnitude undersea earthquake struck western Indonesia, off the island of Sumatra, on Friday at 1:30 pm (0630 GMT), but there were no threats of a tsunami, the climatology and meteorological agency said, according to dpa. The agency said the quake struck at a depth of 19 kilometers, about 150 kilometers south-west off Nias Island, near the western coast of North Sumatra province, and 1,339 kilometres south-west of Jakarta. The quake jolted local residents who fled their houses in panic, said Hiramo, a spokesperson of the West Nias regency disaster mitigation agency. There were no immediate reports of any casualties from the quake. --SPA 11:28 LOCAL TIME 08:28 GMT 0013 www.spa.gov.sa/w1557869
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